Teaching Petrology in the 21st Century

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MPG in Service to Society

Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry (MPG) research has been very beneficial for society in fields such as:
--environmental geology;
--global change (e.g. proxies for climate as seen in ice core and tree ring records);
--forensic geology;
--exploration geology;
--material sciences, and in the development of new materials...

PLEASE EXPAND ON THE ABOVE, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE MPG DISCIPLINES IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY.

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